Hedraea quadridens (T.P. Lucas, 1901) (formerly known as Doratiphora quadridens) LIMACODIDAE,   ZYGAENOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/CNC/CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The moths have patchy grey-brown forewings, each with a row of five dark-oulined white spots. The hindwings are plain paler brown. The male moths have a wingspan of about 2.5 cms. The female moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/CNC/CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in

Queensland.

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Further reading :

Thomas P. Lucas,
Queensland Lepidoptera,
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 16, (1901), p. 77./B>.

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(written 29 July 2023)